yesterday, to donate $5 million to charity if the president turned over his college records as well as his passport information. >> what is this thing with trump and you? he, it is like me and letterman. what has he got against you here? i don't get it. >> this all dates back to when we were growing up together in kenya. >> nice one-liner, mr. president. well today mr. obama completes his two-day, 5,300-mile cross-country campaign swing in florida, virginia, ohio, all key battleground states. also in his home state of illinois where he will cast his in person early vote. well the republican challenger, mitt romney is racking up road miles of his own crisscrossing through nevada, iowa and ohio. romney is focused on one of his familiar campaign themes, the economy. he is urging potential voters to kid their personal

circumstances, saying, he's the one who can get things "cooking again." i believe this is a defining election. defining for the nation, but also defining for your family. and i say that because, it will make a difference this election will. a difference for the nation, a difference for the families of america. and a difference for your own family. >> today, romney will spend the entire day on the stump in the pivotal battleground states of ohio. drumming up support there. if he does take ohio, takes the election, he'll become the first republican challenger to didn't election without winning ohio. >> obama still up by five points in ohio, encouraging to the campaign. still so tight in so many states. a nail biter of an election everyone knows that. the way it is looking, romney is doing very well among white men. the president is doing very well among women and hispanics. that's why you see emphasis on the ground game, getting those supporters out to the polls.

who ever gets their people out, that is who is going to be in the white house come january. that's the game right now. obama has an embedded ground game. and romney is going to try to keep pace with, incumbency factor when it comes to the ground game apparatus in motion already. >> the next couple weeks spend $80 million combined in tv advertising. that money could be used. >> people always say that. imagine money on campaigns went to education, hunger, medical research. pick something. big bucks. have fun in the battleground states. bombarded for 13 days. police in suburban denver are removing evidence from the home of a teenage college student in custody for the kidnapping and murder of 10-year-old jessica ridgeway. abc's brandi hitt in los angeles with details. good morning. >> reporter: jessica ridgeway's family tells abc news they're glad an arrest was made. now they pray justice will prevail. the break in the jessica ridgeway murder case.

the 10-year-old's family has been waiting for. >> we have made an arrest in the jessica ridgeway case. 17-year-old austin sigg is in our custody. >> reporter: austin sigg a community college student arrested wednesday morning at this a home near ketner lake not far from where jessica's body was found earlier this month. she vanished on october 5th while walking to school. >> we're all worn out, everybody in the family is worn to a frazzle. >> reporter: jessica's family watched for three weeks as police searched for evidence in nearby fields and parks. detectives say it was a phone call that led them to sigg. they're thoroughly searching his home and impounded this vehicle. >> we hope and pray that this arrest gives them some measure of closure. >> reporter: investigators are linking sigg to an attempted abduction five month as go near the same lake. a jogger told police a man grabbed her from behind but she escaped. this bizarre clue, a small wooden cross was also found at

one of the crime scenes. in the past, detectives thought it belonged to jessica's killer. but didn't reveal any new details abut the cross they are charging sigg with five criminal counts for both cases. >> charges will be filed within the next couple of days. and then we start a different process. >> reporter: police say this is just the beginning in a long process seeking justice for jessica. sigg is to make his first court appearance this morning. rob, paula. >> a missing little girl from missouri is safe after being rescued from a convicted sex offender. an amber alert had been issued for 5-year-old abigail berthoff after she was kidnapped from her home. police spotted the adorable girl in the sex offender's car at the stoplight. they say she appeared unharmed but was taken to the hospital as a precaution. thank god for amber alerts. >> a happy ending for once to one of the stories. financial news this morning, asian stocks are mostly higher

today on positive signs about the economy in china. markets in the u.s. were calm yesterday after the steep selloff the day before. the dow was down 25 points. there was a bright spot though, facebook had its best day since its stock market debut back in may. makes our producer jack very happy. also, many facebook employees who were rich on paper will have real wealth now. today their so-called restricted stocks units convert into stock. with a cash value of $5.2 billion. the shares will remain locked up until monday. owners can then cash in by selling them on the stock market. enjoy all that green. facebook. book lovers across the country are checking their accounts after the startling security breach at barnes & noble. >> little did they know they swiped their credit card at the largest bookstore chain, tech savvy thieves were swiping their personal information. here's abc's pierre thomas.

>> reporter: barnes & noble, the victim of a massive sophisticated scheme, targeting credit and debit cards. thieves went after pin pads, we use to swipe our credit and deb yit cards for purchases. 63 stores in nine states were hit. affecting potentially thousands of customers. each time a purchase was made, the pin pad, beamed the private financial information to the crooks. crooks could withdraw money from bank accounts and make unauthorized credit purchases. >> scary. >> i am worried. >> reporter: we went to stores in new york and california. pin pads were gone. barnes & noble was so concerned it took pin pads out of 700 stores nationwide. it is unclear how thieves infiltrated the stores. what is clear ominous potential for thieves to run up thousands in purchases ruin credit and steal customer identities. >> they have to now monitor their credit reports. they have to monitor their bank statements. >> reporter: authorities warn

they're expecting more scams like this targeting other stores. pierre thomas, abc news, new york. well, the man who captured some of the most haunting images of the holocaust has died at age of 95. >> wilhelm blass was taking pictures of naked e mashated children. after the war he had nightmares for years about the victim he's photographed. at lest he left behind that telling evidence of the atroc y atrocities there. changing gears, literally. drivers in texas are putting the pedal to the metal, hitting a new toll road with the nation's fastest speed limit. the final 41-mile stretch of highway, 130, opened yesterday after three years of construction and drivers get this can legally go up to 85 miles an hour. the new road is expected to ease traffic on the crowded i-35 corridor between austin and san

antonio. >> i traveled to austin last month. nothing but open road. we are flying, it was a little frightening. the speed limit there is, 85 now. people are exceeding that by ten miles an hour. >> that's why, public safety folks are saying, you say 85. people will go 95, you know the deal. >> enjoy the need for speed down in texas. coming up, new research or sleep deprivation shows it could be the worst thing for your waistline. >> just what we need to hear. lost and found, a woman lost her home to foreclosure was able to find some of the memories she left behind. you are watching "world news now." ♪ i still haven't found what i'm looking for ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by just for men auto stop. i said to my wife the other day:

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♪ but i still haven't found what i'm looking for ♪ >> u 2, one of the classics getting us into the mood for the next one. the next story deals with something of a reunion. >> yes, a reunion and a guy who simply did the right thing and got a little help from the media along the way. our houston station has the details. >> reporter: manuel cleans out foreclosed homes for a living. >> the stuff of value i take and give it to charity. other stuff goes out to the trash. >> reporter: occasionally, he comes across personal information. during a recent job he fund that and much more. >> something fell out that caught my eye. i opened it up.

and it was -- just showed me various things, about her navy life. she was in the u.s. navy. >> reporter: the binder belongs to prince harris, life insurance policies, birth certificates and savings bonds of face value $2,000. >> i'm sure they can use it wherever they went. >> reporter: his search for harris turned up no lead. >> so i called you. >> reporter: we called the u.s. department of veteran affairs within one hour we got a call from prince harris. we drove out to reunite her with the binder. >> oh, gee, i can't thank you enough. can i give you a hug? oh, thank you. >> reporter: she left her former home in a hurry because her husband was very sick. now harris lives with her sister. >> i was down to my last dime. honestly i was. my sister just took me in. >> reporter: medina, in the navy himself, says he is happy to help a fellow vet. >> you want to the trouble for

us. >> thank you. thank you. i got to get another hug. oh, thank you very much. >> reporter: enjoy. >> i love the south. >> she is grateful. i love that story. up next here on the south eve, something, we unfortunately, know very little about. getting a good night's sleep. or good day's sleep, right. more important than we ever new. we'll be right back. what makes the sleep number store different? we have so much technology in our store to really show the customers what's going on with their bodies. now you can feel what happens as we raise your sleep number setting and allow the bed to contour to your individual shape. oh, wow. that feels really good. during our sleep number r novation event, now save up to av00 on our most innovative bed sets plus special financing on selected beds. final dsas! ends saturday. exclusively at a sleep number store, where queen mattresses start at just $699.

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too good for your waistline. as abc's dr. timothy johnson reports. wake up. >> reporter: nearly one third of americans report getting less than six hours of sleep a night. and over 35% of americans are obese. a study in the journal of academy of nutrition and dietetics suggests there may bea connection. reviewing previous studies, researchers examine the effects of partial sleep defined as 4 to 6 hours of sleep a night on hormone levels in the blood and on hunger levels and eating habits. they found that partial sleep deprivation may cause you to eat more overall, put you at risk of overeating in the evening, and increase your intake of foods high in dietary fat. the authors recommend evaluating sleep patterns, and trying to get enough sleep regularly for those trying to manage their weight. i'm dr. timothy johnson. >> mm. oh, yeah.

oh, yeah. >> wake up, what are you dreaming about? >> give me more, girl. come on, don't be bashful. >> talking about the potato chips, everybody. get your minds out of the gutter. >> we'll bring our fat butts back after the break. follow the wings.

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enough is enough. d-con no view, no touch trap snaps to kill instantly. no looking, no touching. d-con. get out. speaking of getting fat -- >> we're still eating. >> eating again. >> chips. skittles. >> there is a reason. >> there is a reason. because today, october 25th, is national pasta day. >> indeed. >> thank you, italy. >> we love y'all. i have a chicken primavera. pretty delicious here. good shot. there you go. >> i just have spaghetti and a big old meatball. >> you said during the break, you could get the whole thing in your mouth you are not going to go for it on the air. you said it would not be ladylike. >> national something on a stick day, right? do you know how many types of

pasta there are? >> 30. >> 600 types of pasta. >> really? >> national pasta day around since 1995. it began in rome. how about them apples. >> i didn't know they had a close-up camera of me with the meatball. >> just take a nibble. >> no. >> she is shy today. while she is eating her pasta. i will move on to story two here. there you go. i have been skeptical of people who say they work at home. let's face it, a different environment at home than at the office. they did a survey and fund these interesting habits here. people who spend all day in their pajamas, 64%. naked on the job once in the last year, 19%. some people admitted to taking business calls while handling their business in the bathroom. 80% of folks who work from home say they do with the tv on. 72% said they do chores on the company's dime. nearly a third admit they have done food or clothes shopping while at work.

40%, said they visit the gym or do some form of exercise while at home. and 15% said the best perk was being able to smoke in the office. so people who work at home, they handle, their work life is a little different than those of us who come to an office or studio or whatever. >> can we take the broadcast to our homes? >> the things you would learn and see. >> pretty much already know. >> quite a scene. >> this is interesting, you can talk about yawning, or see somebody yawn, you will yawn. >> contagious. >> not contagious in puppies. at least with dogs, contagious with dogs, grown dog sees another grown dog. puppies they kind of grow into the phenomenon of seeing a dog yawn. puppies went do it right away until they get older. kids, same thing hold true for human children. >> not a dog person. cute puppies though. take a look at the great photo, president obama, don't worry about the president. look to the upper left of the screen. look at my boy stealing a kiss

from his classmate while the president was hugging those kids down at

this morning on "world news now" -- sandy sets her sights on the east coast. this growing storm could bring floods, wind and even snow to some of america's largest cities. >> this morning, some forecasters fear this storm could be a real halloween monster. it's thursday, october 25th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." all most to the weekend. happy thursday, everybody, i'm paula faris. >> could be a wet weekend for some, too, that's right. good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. we'll have much more on what is looking like a growing weather threat for much of the country. let's have a look at other stories we'll follow for you in

this half-hour of the show. it its a foot race to the finish. president obama and mitt romney step off on a frenetic tour of battleground states and with another day of course comes some new polls. but these ever-changing numbers may not be the ones that matter. >> i have a feeling we are going to be here deep into the night election night, deep into the next morning i should say. >> this is going to be a tight wonder. everybody get ready for the 6th. this half-hour, proof of an afterlife. we'll introduce you to a scientist who says heaven is real. how does he know? he says he has been there. fascinating perspective on the afterlife. later, a celebrated fugitive finally captured. the mystery monkey of tampa bay on the lam for three years, behind bars in a cadge of his own making. how he was finally collared. a long standing mystery in tampa bay about this monkey. and it's solved.

we're going to bring it to you tonight >> we can all sleep easy. >> curious george. but first, forecasters are warning the east coast could be facing a dangerous and powerful storm that could bring heavy rain as well as snow. >> the effects of hurricane sandy already being felt in the florida keys. accu-weather meteorologist jim dickey joining us with the latest. hi, jim. >> good morning. hurricane sandy moving across cuba as we speak. will emerge in open walters, and track across the bahamas. bringing soaking, rainfall there. outer squalls, rain, wind, tropical force at times in southern florida. this much we know for sure. also a cold front will move across the nation's midsection through today and through friday. the two systems going to interact. potential for an historic storm. as cold air moves east, it will interact with sandy moves its way northward, likely then curving the storm back into the northeast and new england. that will be a storm unlike we

have seen in quite some time here if ever flooding rain, some heavy snow on the table. watch the storm headed forward. rob, paula, back to you. >> jamaica meantime recovering from the first direct hit by the eye of the hurricane since gilbert back in 1988. authorities closed the international airports. police ordered 48-hour kur fucu to detour looting. two people have died. an elderly man, his home crushed by a boulder. and a woman in haiti. security forces in egypt have killed a man believed to be involved in the deadly september 11th attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. authorities say the suspect known only as hazem had returned to cairo from libya. he died in a fire fight after attacking e jimenttion auf attacking. egyptian officers. and another man has been arrested on terrorism charges. now to the race for the

white house as the clock ticks president obama getting one vote he can count on. making a stop in chicago to cast his ballot early. mitt romney is focusing on all-important state of ohio. abc's karen travers has more. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob and paula. the final sprint to the finish line is under way. yesterday was the busiest day on the campaign trail yet with both candidates out there in the battleground states trying to lock down support. contendersre kicking it into high gear. >> this is the first stop on our 48-hour fly-around, campaign marathon extravaganza. we are going to pull an all-nighter. no sleep. >> he is even taking "air force one" to florida. the president is delivering his closing argument. >> we have been through tough times over the past four years, we have been through tougher times before. we are always moving forward. that's why i am asking for your

vote. >> reporter: mitt romney has a closing argument. >> it doesn't feel like forward. it feels like backward. we'll take back the white house. >> reporter: a controversial comment from a republican senate candidate is causing the party and romney headaches. indiana republican, richard mourdock said a pregnancy that resulted from rape is something god intended. he says he believes rape is evil. >> if they came away with any impression other than that i truly regret it. >> reporter: romney's campaign disagrees with mourdock's origin original comment. both campaigns are still focused on the small number of remaining undecided voters. but at this point their strategy has also shifted to really shoring up their base and nailing down as many early votes as they can. rob, paula, back to you. we have seen the polls, the small shifts by small fractions. and these past few weeks have been like watching a political

tennis match pretty much. back and forth. the numbers that really count are those of course in the electoral college. abc's jake tapper explains. >> reporter: if obama hold traditionally democratic states and picks up just three battleground where polls show he has small lead, ohio, iowa and wisconsin, he wins. what's more he is also ahead in battleground nevada and new hampshire. now look at romney, these are the traditionally republican states. the ones he is expected to keep. he is slight low ahead in battleground. colorado, florida, virginia, north carolina. even if hes when all four it is not enough. obama still wins the electoral college. >> important to note here, even though the president is ahead in many of these states he still has the not crossed the 50% mark in most of them. that means there remains enoug undecided voters for either candidate to win. reinforces the fact of how tight this thing really is. really, eight, nine states as we have been saying for weeks now will make or break one man

either way. >> seems like, president obama is getting almost, unanimous support from the black vote and you look at mitt romney's numbers he has a 17-point lead among men, 15-point advantage for obama among women. 75% of hispanics polling for obama as well. it is amazing to think as tight as this is, it is going to come done to a couple thousand, maybe, less than 100,000 votes. >> yeah, we have seen this play out before. saw how tight ohio was in '04. florida debacle in 2000. >> hanging chads. >> hopefully won't see a replay. demographic, romney is seeing movement positively in his direction. one example, white men in particular those who lack a college degree. almost recent shifts. trust on the economy and perceived economic empathy. most of the movement, among that, that, white men, that is kind of why the demographic reason why romney has seen, you

know, so much momentum at his back since debate season started. but obama is still five points ahead, according to time poll in ohio obviously a critical state. but even that is still tight. >> like i said. >> crunching the numbers. >> we'll be here late into the morning on the 7th. to the global economy. asian stock markets are higher as investors kept their sights on upbeat news about china's economy. the dow was down 25 points after the huge selloff the day before. there were a few bright spots. facebook had its best day since the stock debut in may. bank of america is the latest financial institution to be sued over bad mortgages. federal prosecutors are looking for $1 billion in damages. but the suit could ultimate low recover much more than that. the law suit claims that after bank of america bought country wide it made bad loans and stuck taxpayers with the bill. the teenager arrested for

the abduction and murder of 10-year-old jessica ridgeway in colorado makes his first court aper a appearance this morning. a college student that lives less than a mile from the ridge way home. police are crediting the community for thousand of tips that they say were instrumental in making the arrest. >> and we hope and pray that this arrest gives them some measure of closure. in dealing with this horrible tragedy and loss that they have suffered. classmates of sigg say he is a smart student interested in forensics and mortuary science. earlier this year he won second placen a csi student competition. a manhunt currently under way near los angeles after a pair of shootings left three people dead and two others injured. the victims are believed to be members of the same family. three were shot at the family owned fire extinguisher business in downy. and the others at a nearby home. the survivors did not recognize

the gunman and he does not atpe to be a former employee or acquaintance. cocoa, florida is making sure people keep their underwear to themselves forcing them to pull up their pants. city council passed an ordnance declaring saggy pants illegal. it bans pants or shirts that hang below the waistline. starting in january, first time violators fined $25. then $50 for a second offense. $100 for a third. >> i vacationed in coco beach, florida, back in high school. >> keep your skirt up. >> kept my bikini top up, and bikini bottom up as well. >> then you saved some money. all right, some sad news for all of the detroit tigers' fans out there. >> whatever. >> including, paula faris to my left. >> a mild fan. >> oh, oh. >> because it is my home state.

>> tempered opinion. the san francisco giants are out to an early world series lead, thanks to three home runs from pablo sandoval, got three homers in a world series game. >> the long layoff didn't do any favors. all giants in the end. game two in the best of seven series in san francisco. if i am cheering for one another. my home state. >> mild fan. fair weather. coming up. freedom lost. authorities catch up with a monkey who has been hanging around tampa for years. >> first, a fascinating story, a scientist who says he can prove heaven is real. it's all coming up. ♪ ♪ just keep on living ♪ ♪ how far is heaven? ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by united health care. that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything.

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♪ how far is heaven ♪ i just keep on i like that song. you don't get to hear from a guy like the one we are about to introduce you to very often. making a claim that is impossible to prove. >> as you will see he is very comfortable coming right out and saying it. he says there is a heaven and he has been there.

abc's terry moran has this heavenly story. >> reporter: at the alexander home in lynchburg, virginia. grace is different now. evan alexander a harvard neurosurgeon who nearly died four years ago when a ferocious e-coli infection attacked his brain and plunged him into a coma for a week. brain scans that show the parts that give us consciousness, thought and memory were not functioning. >> should be a very rich network of them all through both side. yet we dent see that because they're all filled with pus. >> reporter: doctors gave him up for dead. after a week, evan alexander awoke, with a wondrous memory. did you go to heaven? >> yes. i was rescued by this beautiful spinning white light that had a melody, indescribably beautiful melody with it that opened up into a bright valley.

>> reporter: god was there he says as a vast presence of love and there was a young woman who soared across heaven with him on a butterfly wing and gave him a message to take back. >> the concepts came straight into my mind. you are loved, you are cherished, there is nothing you have to fear, there is nothing you can do wrong. >> reporter: that woman after he recovered, evan saw a picture of his long dead sister who he had never met. it was her. >> it was the most profound experience i have ever had in this life. >> reporter: a lot of people are going to say, doctor, it was an hallucination. >> i know this was not a hallucination, it occurred outside of my brain. >> reporter: many of his colleagues in neuroscience are deeply skeptical saying his brain must have produced visions perhaps when he awakened. alexander says the crystal clear experience he had is

incompatible with a random confusion of a brain reboogt. he is now on a mission to share his story. our soul, consciousness, our spirit doesn't depend on the existence of the brain and bed at all. >> reporter: after he came out of his coma and before he talked to any one else about his near death experience, evan alexander wrote down everything he could remember, 20,000 word, in detail, the young woman on a butterfly wing. it wasn't until he saw the picture of his long-dead sister that he realized it was her. terry moran, abc news, new york. >> interesting. you know like that book "heaven is for real" which is wriftten, the account of a young boy, 4, 5 years old who went to heaven and saw things then relayed all of that information to his parents. thing that he wouldn't have known, and they never told him. so also an interesting take. >> we need a little divine intervention here in the overnight show. >> i know where i am going. >> dear lord, please get us to

the day side shift. >> please help rob. >> sometime soon, please, just one time. please, dear lord. day light. long nights of sleep. thank you so much. >> oh, the day light. >> god's like, nah. [ laughter ] >> we'll be back after this, don't go far. pray for us, and her, please.

the republican convention has come and gone, buccaneers 2-46789 the rays didn't bother to make the playoffs. >> all that and a local celebrity is basically now in custody. but as abc's steve osunsami reports that is where he should be. >> reporter: this was one slippery monkey who kept escaping the clutch of authorities and was living the life, swinging through trees in south florida neighborhood, traveling more than 100 miles.

>> we know he has been hanging around the tampa area for roughly three years. we have been chasing hem for three years. he is a very resourceful little monkey isn't he. >> reporter: at first families were frightened. then they started cheering him on and a legend was born. >> reporter: this monkey has songs, and announced he was running for mayor and told facebook fans, today my freedom is take any way from me. police tracked hem to the neighborhood in sait. petersbur. they set up a trap and filled it with bananas. he got in and out of the thing twice with bananas in hand. third try, authorities were waiting and busted out of the bushes with tranquilizer guns in hand. >> he looks tired. >> he is sleeping it off. >> reporter: florida authorities promise he won't be harmed. >> we are going to check him for microchips, tattoos, anything that may lady he belongs to

somebody. >> reporter: after years on the run he need a home and a friend. steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> is that your monkey? >> uh-uh, uh-uh. >> that's a bird. >> oh, is it? we put a week's worth of bad odors in a home.

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>> reporter: double 07 is back. >> bond, james bond. >> reporter: i had a question for craig, daniel craig. >> not going to say. >> why? >> reporter: the man with a golden gun is celebrating 50 years on the silver screen." "s "skyfall" has critics saying it may be the best bond yet, guaranteeing classic bond action, bond girls. >> the occasional twist. >> reporter: and oh, yes, the bond car. >> you are here, the bond mobile is behind you, you are listening -- >> that is an aston martin, my dear. they won't mind if you jump over and go for it. >> reporter: on hand, mi-6s power player, ralph feinnes. >> i challenge them for their

competence. >> reporter: can craig really top his performance earlier this year when he was truly on her majesty's secret service, escorting the queen to the olympics in true james bond fashion. scenes even the famously button-upped prince charles didn't want to miss out. the only new show, new mom adele. ♪ let the sky fall >> reporter: who belted out the latest bond song. she was home with her new baby son. lamahasan, abc news. >> lama flirting on the red carpet. >> it benefited charities that support former and current members of britain's intelligence agencies. >> very nice. do you have a favorite james bond? >> i love daniel craig. i am excited about this one. people claiming the best one yet. there have been 105. >> still, sean connery. the classic.

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this morningn " to win the support of undecided this morning on "world news now" -- the female factor. the candidates are pushing hard to win the support of undecided women. >> what the latest poll numbers show with a dozen days to go. it's thursday, october 25th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good thursday morning, everyone. thanks for tuning in. i'm paula faris. >> and i'm rob nelson. in a moment, the latest of course from the campaign trail and the lightning rod comments about rape and abortion from a gop senate hopeful. stirred up a lot of reaction on the campaign trail yesterday. also this half-hour -- deware of sandy.

the hurricane could unleash an october surprise along the east coast. i'm the first one, i think, we mentioned to criticize the media for hyping weather. >> doomsday. >> getting a little bit overboard here. what it has done in jamaica, about to do in cuba is pretty tough. what it could mean for the east coast this coming weekend is looking, far worse that in did maybe 24 hours ago. stay tuned for the latest on that. >> i don't know what you are talking about,he media never sensationalizes anything, rob. also ahead, the jet skier who breached security at jfk, speaking out about being at the center of a security breakdown at one of the world's busiest airports. then tom cruise slaps a celebrity magazine with a defamation lawsuit to the tune of $50 million. the claims and the comeback coming up later in "the skinny." >> the claims, the comeback and the cash. >> a lot of it. we begin with the final sprint to election day as president obama and mitt romney are zig-zagging through the country. trying their best to sway

crucial women voters. the president is ahead with women, romney holding his own despite controversial remarks from a politician that he continues to endorse. more now from abc's david muir. >> reporter: they're the words that have caused a firestorm from a senate candidate who just days ago put up this ad -- an endorsement from mitt romney. >> this fall i am supporting richard mourdock for senate. >> reporter: now the ad igniting a flash point -- when asked in a debate if he supported abortion in cases of rape he said this. >> i came to realize life is a gift from god, i think even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape that it is something that god intended to happen. >> reporter: for mitt romney it complicates his final push to appeal to more women voters. president obama leads among women. among the key group, romney is ahead by 20 points in our newest polls, increasing the number, a key to victory. in the final debate, a moderate tone that might appeal more to women.

>> we want a peaceful planet. >> reporter: on the delicater to of abortion, shifting tone is more challenging. romney during the primaries -- >> do i believe the supreme court should overturn roe v. wade, yes i do. >> reporter: this month he told "the des moines register" this? >> there's no legislation with regards to abortion that i'm familiar with that would become part of my agenda. >> reporter: the president calling moderate moves an issue of trust in iowa. >> you can choose to turn back the clock 50 years on women and immigrants and gays. or, in this election, you can stand up for the kind of america that says we, we embrace everybody. >> reporter: and the obama campaign out with its first ad featuring michelle obama. >> making sure every young person has access to good schools. >> reporter: the obama campaign, with two goals with the new ad with michelle obama -- trying to reach women, and reach hispanic voters. mitt romney coming to iowa where he will rally here and head to the key battleground of ohio. david muir, abc news, cedar

rapids, iowa. president obama made his fifth appearance on "the tonight show" with jay leno, joked about giving trick-or-treaters from ohio extra large candy bars and had a little fun at donald trump's expense saying their beef dates back to when he and trump were growing up together in kenya. a good one. on the serious side though, the president did talk about a second term without secretary of state hillary clinton. >> she has done a great job. i would love for her to stay. i think that, she, she's despite my begging, suspect that it's time for her to spend a little more time with her family and -- but, she is an incredible talent. a great partner. i could not be prouder of the work that she has done. >> when we come back. >> in an interview, hillary suggesting she may stay on the job longer than expected. the president urged, used the opportunity to urge voters to condemn richard mourdock's remarks about rape and pregnancy. in fact, tweeted out something yesterday, romney refuses to

withdraw support for richard mourdock who claims pregnancies from rape are "something god intended." politicians backed away, senator john mccain, romney has condemned the comments but not withdrawn his endorsement so far. >> mccain has withdrawn his endorsement until he hears some form of apology from mourdock. interestingly enough -- you remember -- jeanne roe from roev wade, featured in a new tv ad, and she is pro-life. obviously wants to overturn roe v. wade. said it was the biggest mistake of her life. she of course is trying to endorse romney which is, an interesting perspective there from the woman who was pivotal in roe v. wade. >> absolutely. one of the hot button issues the country grapples with. that is a big issue that is on the line. fighting for the female vote. have to wonder women listening to the mourdock comments on top of the aiken controversy, and flip flopping, romney on abortion itself, how it plays out. you see the president pushing the issue of trust and consistency.

see how it plays out. >> romney unleashed the more moderate tone where he says "i'm not against abortion in the cases of rape, incest, life of the mother." and not going to get rid of birth control. trying to put that out there, taking more of a moderate approach. >> part of his big swing to the middle since the primary for sure. >> the other story we are following this morning, a major storm which soon could be bearing down on the east coast. >> it would result from the mix of cold air now in the west, and hurricane sandy whose effects are being felt in south florida. with more on sandy and the coming storm here is abc's sam champion. >> reporter: the 18th named storm of the season will cut across cuba and the bahamas before expanding in size as it blows towards the south florida coast friday morning. there are already tropical storm watches there. but where sandy goes next is a bit of an october surprise. it was last october when another storm system dumped more than a foot of snow on halloween.

many kids were forced to trick-or-treat in malls as their communities struggled with power outages. east coast power companies are already gearing up for sandy. another thing to keep in mind -- conditions this year are similar to october 1991. the year of the perfect storm. when hurricane combined with a huge cold weather system, the resulting storm killed 12 people and caused $200 million in damage. when a tropical system combines with a cold system we call it an atmospheric bomb, what happened in 1991, and what forecasters believe will happen at the end of this week or beginning of next week. the forecast models offer compelling reason for the east coast to stay on alert. sam champion, abc news, new york. >> i wasn't worried about the storm yesterday. this was the line in our evening editorial note. there is a consensus forming in weather forecast models, that hurricane sandy is unlikely to go out to sea. instead it will more likely merge with a strong fall cold front and transition into a

powerhouse, possibly historic mid latitude storm along the mid-atlantic and/or northeast coast sunday through wednesday. pretty powerful statement, what that storm could do. we, we do seriously have to pay attention to it. >> atmospheric bomb, sam champion stated. sounds wonderful. >> here is a look at your weather -- messy morning in denver with the rain and snow mix. severe weather is a threat from milwaukee, chicago, st. louis and dallas. and winds could gust up to 70 miles an hour. seattle and portland are dry. >> santa ana wind will bring warmer temperatures to southern california. it is like january in billings with a high there, only 26. mid -- something -- along the east coast, in the 60s. mild, i should say along the east coast. in the 60s and 70s. >> you need glassed? in other news this morning, a former goldman sachs executive heading to prison. the highest profile wall streeter yet convicted as part of a massive conspiracy involving $75 million in illegal

trades. prosecutors say gupta leaked information to a billionaire hedge fund owner netting them both huge profits at the very height of the nation's financial crisis. gupta will pay $5 million fine. bank of america the latest financial institution to be sued over bad mortgages. federal prosecutors are suing for $1 billion in damages. the suit could ultimately recover a lot more than that. the lawsuit claims that after bank of america bought countrywide it made bad loans and stuck taxpayers with the bill. if you watched an nfl game this month you have seen plenty of pink in support of breast cancer awareness month. and you are going to see even more sunday. >> not only will players and coaches continue to sport a little bit of pink. the officials in the dolphins/jets' game are going to be using pink penalty flags. >> go bears! >> the league agreed to them after an 11-year-old suggested the idea to commissioner roger goodell in a letter. the boy and his family will be at the game to present the pink flags.

to those officials. i love to see the nfl support that every year. >> good for roger goodell. good commissioner. >> coming up next, an unusual facial. some people are paying big bucks to literally get smack sd in the face. what they say it does beside hurt. >> a breach of airport security, almost inconceivable. the jet skier, who swam to shore at jfk, revealing how hard he tried to be seen but wasn't. that's all coming up. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought toou by consumer cellula >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by consumer cellular. [ female announcer ] caroline penry began using olay total effects in 2001.

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welcome back. an abc news exclusive now, a follow-up to a story that we told you over the summer, how can you forget the guy who in an effort to save his own life swam to new york's jfk airport. >> this is a crazy story. then he managed to avoid its elaborate security system and made his way to safety. now he is talking to abc's jim avila. >> reporter: america's airports are not as secure as the public might think. from rogue pilots climbing the

fence at st. george's utah, driving a jet into the terminal or this 2010 wild ride at dallas' love field. >> tower what's the protocol for something like this? he is coming at us, can we move? >> reporter: perhaps the jaw dropper of all perimeter security breakdowns came on an august night at water-logged hands of a marooned jet skier off jfk's shoreline runways in new york. >> i walked right across without any type of problem. i didn't get seen. >> reporter: danny casillo wasn't out to expose anything, but when his jet ski broke down forcing him to swim to shore to land up on an 8-foot airport security fence he thought surely he would be spotted and saved. >> the whole intention the whole time was to make myself seen. >> reporter: his next move, jumping the fence showed everyone, even the best airports with tens of millions of dollars spent on cameras, motion detectors and a security plan can fail in dramatic fashion. >> i thought again, well now i am over the fence, i'm in the airport. they're going to help me. nothing. >> reporter: danny then walked

across at least one runway and a taxiway, finally stumbling, cold and disoriented into delta terminal 3. >> here i am, can you help me. >> reporter: danny was arrested convicted of misdemeanor trespass, the only one punished for the massive security breach. the port authority says it has increased patrols and demanded an explanation from its security firm. an effort to dramatically improve the system's functionality. >> i definitely think it is time to relook at perimeter security. these are early warning signs. >> reporter: jfk at lest now made more secure because of a lost jet skier. jim avila, abc news, new york. >> when you think of all the cameras, should have spotted him, motion sensors in the piece. i fear when i see all the airport security stories, if there are terrorist groups in the country watching that stuff. they go "huh huh." another weak point. let's go there. that's the frightening point to me. >> he has to scale the fence, the barbed wire on top. amazing. >> first layer of defense.

got through two, three more. it's scary. jfk get it together. >> the airports are safe. not your luggage. >> when we come back, we'll see what is shaking in "the skinny." ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations.

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jessica simpson as she prepares for her wedding to her fiance. she learned her parents are getting divorced after 34 years of marriage. yes. her mom filed for divorce from her father joe, after 34 years. they got married back in 1978. according to entertainment tonight, an amicable split, no third party, we heard all kinds of salacious rumors, as to why, they're debunking that. saying the rumors are completely false. they did list their home, back in august, kind of giving people a little bit of a precursor this might be happening. and it was back in august that -- that joe was -- pleaded not guilty to dui charges. but, 34 years of marriage. when she filed she said in the divorce papers that the marriage has become insupportable because of discord or conflict of personalities. so, everybody in the family has been divorced. ashley, jessica and the parents. >> hey, 50% of marriages fail. the percentage, higher in that family.

>> 100%. >> bobby brown, shockingly back in the news again. shockingly not for something good. he has been arrested for the 400th time, arrested early wednesday morning, out in l.a. for yet, driving under the influence. happened about 1:00 a.m. a cop spotted the 43-year-old driving oddly on the road. pulled him over. gave the test the he failed. locked up again. this is his second dui arrest this year. in march, busted for the same thing in the very same part of town. all of this interestingly coincide with whitney houston's family reality show that debuted wednesday night on lifetime. kind of the relationship between the family, bobby brown, kind of is the center of the show, plus the, rumor, or speculation out there that whitney's daughter, kristina, married engaged to the young man whitney brought into the house kind of as her brother, kristina's brother. weird situation. who knows what is weird or for publicity for the show.

bobby brown, never dull, back in the headlines again. >> here is something that is real -- tom cruise filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit against "life & style" magazine because of articles related to him abandoning, his daughter, suri. he doesn't file lawsuits a lot. but his attorney said in this case -- sleaze peddlers are trying to make money about the actor's relationship with his daughter. he is a caring father who loves suri dearly. a vicious lie. he filed in l.a. if he does win, all of the money will go to charity. all $50 million. >> wow. >> you have to believe, whatever you think about tom cruise, i am sure he loves his daughter. >> he does love his daughter. >> takes that stuff to heart. see how it plays out in court you. know what my favorite halloween candy is? any idea? >> all of them. skittles. >> eye candy. guess who is showing us her new halloween costume. >> good one! >> you like that one, don't you? heidi klum known for elaborate halloween costumes over the

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♪ forever young i want to be forever young ♪ >> okay, finally this half-hour, it is going to be really easy to see why we decided this is our "favorite story of the day." that's because it is all about face slapping. >> that's right. as in you actually pay a hefty price to be slapped in the face. nick watt went to san francisco

and took a few for the team. >> reporter: that is taita, a pioneer in our vain search for beauty. she takes a face and slaps it. >> don't give a care if you want to be beautiful and handsome. >> reporter: recently trained in thailand, taita claims she is the first face slapping practitioner in the western hemisphere. >> hi. >> reporter: how are you? that is taita's fellow, with the business brain, big desk and chutzpah to charge $350 for each 15 minute session. >> we will do our best to make you look for handsome. >> reporter: taita claims she can mold me into a matinee model. can you make me look like ryan gosling? is that no? pretty soon they're claiming results. >> you see your jaw line right here.

we see the jaw line right here. and this side you don't see a jaw line. then it was jenna, our producer's turn. would you describe this as measurable, jenna? >> mm-mm? >> reporter: of course, there is no medical evidence this really works. although doctors concede it might improve circulation and bring on a healthy flush. in thailand for years they have been slapping faces and chests to enlarge, and something else that roughly translates as butt punching. >> to firm the butt, help shape the butt and make it bigger as well. >> reporter: by punching it? >> correct. >> reporter: transforming a whiskey soaked correspondent into the gorgeous gosling, impossible. did you see the notebook, maybe this is gosling's secret. nick watt, abc news, san francisco. >> you have some wrinkles. >> oh, lord have mercy. come on now. that is abuse. >> thank you, sir.

>> lowell, you are looking old, brother. oh, man! anything for beauty, anything for beauty. >> we are slaphappy. >> we are slaphappy. >> do i look good. >> what did they say about making your chest bigger? >> black don't crack. >> oh! >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now" informing insomniacs for two decades.